A gentle verse about a bright yellow canary and the girl who loves listening to it sing. Quiet and observational, it suits a calmer moment in the day rather than a rowdy one.
From Mother Goose / Nursery Rhymes (traditional). See the whole collection.
Mary had a pretty bird,
Feathers bright and yellow,
Slender legs—upon my word
He was a pretty fellow!
The sweetest note he always sung,
Which much delighted Mary.
She often, where the cage was hung,
Sat hearing her canary.
Public domain. Text from The Real Mother Goose (Blanche Fisher Wright, 1916), via Project Gutenberg. View the source edition